barter

English

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈbɑːtə(ɹ)/, X-SAMPA: /bA:t@(r\)/
• (US) enPR: bärʹ-tər, IPA: /ˈbɑɹtəɹ/ [ˈbɑɹɾəɹ], X-SAMPA: /bArt@`/
• Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)tə(ɹ)

Etymology

From Old French barater, of uncertain origin (maybe Celtic).

Noun

barter (plural barters)

1. an equal exchange

   We had no money so we had to live by barter.

Synonyms

• quid pro quo
• swap
• swop
• trade

Translations

an equal exchange

• Bulgarian: размяна (bg) (razmjána) f, бартер (bg) (bárter) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 以物易物 (cmn) (yǐwùyìwù), 物物交換 (cmn), 物物交换 (cmn) (wùwù jiāohuàn), 以物換物 (cmn), 以物换物 (cmn) (yǐwùhuànwù), 實物交易 (cmn), 实物交易 (cmn) (shíwù jiāoyì)

• Danish: byttehandel (da)
• Dutch: ruil (nl) m, ruilhandel (nl) m
• Finnish: vaihtokauppa (fi)
• French: troc (fr) m
• German: Tauschhandel (de) m

• Italian: baratto (it) m
• Japanese: 物々交換 (ja) (ぶつぶつこうかん, butsubutsu kōkan), バーター (ja) (bātā)
• Norwegian: byttehandel (no) m
• Portuguese: permuta (pt)
• Russian: бартер (ru) (bártɛr) m, товарообмен (ru) (tovaroobmén) m, меновая торговля (ru) (menovája torgóvlja) f
• Serbo-Croatian: трампа (sh) f, trampa (sh) f
• Spanish: trueque (es)
• Swedish: byteshandel (sv) c
• Turkish: takas (tr)

Verb

barter (third-person singular simple present barters, present participle bartering, simple past and past participle bartered)

1. exchange goods or services without involving money

Synonyms

• swap
• swop
• trade

Translations

exchange goods or services without involving money

• Arabic: قايض (ar)
• Bulgarian: разменям (bg) (razmenjam), правя бартер (bg) (pravja barter)
• Dutch: ruilen (nl), ruilebuiten (nl)
• Finnish: tehdä vaihtokauppa, vaihtaa
• French: troquer (fr)
• German: tauschen (de)
• Italian: barattare (it)

• Korean: please add this translation if you can
• Portuguese: trocar (pt)
• Russian: проводить бартерные сделки (ru) (provodítʹ bártɛrnyje sdélki)
• Serbo-Croatian: trampiti (sh)
• Spanish: trocar (es)
• Swedish: idka byteshandel (sv)